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It is reported Jharkhand Government has banned Popular Front of India (PFI), in the state under section 16 of the CLA Act, 1908. As the reason for the ban, the Chief Minister of the state has alleged that members of PFI are influenced by the now defunct ISIS. Surprisingly the state government has quoted some unverifiable reports about people who have allegedly gone to Syria.

Popular Front Day was celebrated all over India on 17th Feb marking the 11th anniversary of its launching as a national organization. Various programmes such as Unity March, public conference, corner meeting and flag hoisting were held at various places in 18 states. The Foundation Day programmes were held in Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala.

Popular Front of India chairman E. Abubacker stated that for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, his organisation is above Indian nation. He was responding to the controversial speech of Mohan Bhagwat claiming RSS as more efficient than Indian army. Mohan Bhagwat while addressing an RSS meeting in Bihar had said that while 6 months are needed for Indian army to get ready for war, for RSS it takes merely 3 days. E Abubacker told that these words were not casual, but reflection of the real RSS mindset.

On Public Relation Day (11th of February), leaders and members of Popular Front of India, from unit level to national level, paid house visits in villages and cities across the country for meeting people and conveying the message of the organization. They interacted with people from all walks of life on the day and introduced the organization.

Popular Front of India National Executive Council meeting has decided to hold a week-long reach-out campaign marking the 11th anniversary of the announcement of the organization as a national level movement on. ‘Popular Front Day’ will be observed on17th of February with the slogan “We with People; People with Us”.

Popular Front of India leaders visited the victims of the communal violence broke in Uttar Pradesh Kasganj. A team including Popular Front North Zonal president AS Ismail, UP State incharge Moulana Mufti Mohamed Shazad , All India Imams Council UP West State President Moulana Mohamed Shadab, Azeez Qasimi, and Dr. Nijamuddin visited the injured at hospital. The leaders offered to stand with them in their fight for justice.

Refering to the Central government move to scrape off Haj Sabsidy, Popular Front of India Central Secretariat has, in a statement, said that government shall leave religious functions to believers and end all the subsidies currently being granted to various religious events in and out of the country.

Refering to the Central government move to scrape off Haj Sabsidy, Popular Front of India Central Secretariat has, in a statement, said that government shall leave religious functions to believers and end all the subsidies currently being granted to various religious events in and out of the country.

The National Secretariat of Popular Front of India in a statement has expressed serious concern over the issues raised by four senior Supreme Court judges before the media against the working of the apex court.

Popular Front of India Chairman, E Abubacker in his statement has condemned the attack on Dalits who were celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle. The situation shows that the attacks were preplanned. This is part of the attempt being made by Hidutwa forces in the state to suppress Dalits by turning the Marathas against them. The State governments and the police failure in stopping the hooligans who were preparing to attack the people who gathered for the anniversary celebration has resulted in the death of an innocent and caused the violence to spread.